Rail visitors on U.S. carriers got here to 535,663 carloads and intermodal models, up 4.9% in contrast with the identical week final yr, in accordance with Affiliation of American Railroads knowledge for the week ending Sept. 19.
Complete carloads reached 234,207 models, up 2.4%, whereas intermodal quantity was 301,456 containers and trailers, higher by 6.9% in comparison with 2025.
Seven of the ten carload commodity teams posted a rise in contrast with the identical week in 2025. Metallic ores and metals surged 15.1%, adopted by petroleum and petroleum merchandise, 12.5%, and nonmetallic minerals akin to sand and stone, 7%.
Grain paused its lengthy stretch of good points, down 7.7%, joined by losses in coal, 3.1%, and motor autos and components, 0.8%.
By way of the primary 37 weeks of the yr, U.S. railroads reported cumulative quantity of 8,444,095 carloads, up 2.7%, and 10,477,086 intermodal models, up 4.1%, y/y. Complete mixed visitors was 18,921,181 carloads and intermodal models, a rise of three.4%.
North American rail quantity for the week on 9 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 340,379 carloads, up 3.1%, and 387,419 intermodal models, up 6%, from the earlier yr. Complete mixed freight was 727,798 carloads and intermodal models, up 4.6%. Quantity for the primary 37 weeks of 2026 was 25,944,601 carloads and intermodal models, up 3.1% in contrast with 2025.
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